De Nimes is one of Farrow & Ball’s more recent favourites — a soft, workwear-inspired blue that’s become widely popular, and a colour people often want to find a close equivalent to. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Teal 02 by Lick (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Teal 02 by Lick is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds De Nimes’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Rough Ride by Johnstone's (near-identical), just as true to the original. 3 of the 8 other brands have a near-identical match. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to De Nimes from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the De Nimes colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Urban Obsession (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Rough Ride by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, near-identical).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
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See the full De Nimes colour page →